Ava’s Blog
For all the random nonsence, the love for stories I need to share. Here are are my long and rambling essays, reviews, lists and explorations. Right now, I’m deep diving into how the Legend of Zelda series inspired me as an artist. My goal is still to finish all my unfinished projects, Fairy Doctor 3 and 4 released in 2025 and I’m writing an oddball story about an Enchantress!
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Legend of Zelda Inspired: why replay Ocarina of Time
How do you become a Zelda-inspired artist? I’ll show you!
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Best Murder Mystery Anime for Spook Season
Welcome! Mystery anime can be hit or miss with me. The story needs interesting characters, a sense of uncertainty, and conflict among the cast. The story must ask questions and provide satisfying answers. Wait, this is just good storytelling… What makes for a good mystery? Let’s see what these murder mystery anime have in common:…
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Expectations in Writing, Part 2
Previously, we learned about Expectations in Writing by looking at a humorous scene from the novel Mort by Terry Pratchett. Let’s look at a second example, a funny scene from a comedy skit by British comedian Michael McIntyre about the Dentist. What do you expect from a dentist? Usually, the patient is the nervous one…
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Expectations in Writing, Part 1
Expectations in writing: it’s about how you tell the story. You’re at the store and you fumble a jar. The lid flies off. You gasp in horror, unable to move as the lid comes down on the hard floor and bounces once, twice… and guess what happens next? In writing, your reader comes to you…
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Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
This book is a Masterclass of space and sound. Here’s why. The world of Piranesi deserves more attention. Piranesi is a masterful book by Susanna Clarke published in 2020, but I didn’t discover it until this year. Let’s explore and review Piranesi’s world. The story drops you into the narrative deep end: “I heard the…
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Legend of Zelda Inspired Writing: Speedrun your next novel
All the Legend of Zelda games are adventure games, and I’ve been looking at each one in the series for inspiration. The first Legend of Zelda gave us storytelling tips and the second helped us navigate writing roadblocks. What next? Well, novels take a long time to write. They require a marathon of words. During…
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Lackadaisy stole my heart, a mini review
Cats. In trench coats, smuggling booze in the roaring twenties. It doesn’t matter if you’re a dog person or cat person, you’ll love this. Let’s review the fascinating world of Lackadaisy by Tracy Butler.
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Legend of Zelda Inspired Writing: Navigating the Adventures of Link
Let’s explore 4 more storytelling tips from the second Zelda game!
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Cursebreakers – an Interactive Twine story
Beware the village of Lost Hope. Roderick and Leric arrive in the village and nothing will ever be the same. Will you join them?
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Review: Lore Olympus, on ending well
Epic romance! Love and tragedy of a Greek myth retold! A review of art and long form story.
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Legend of Zelda Inspired Writing Advice
What can we learn from the original Legend of Zelda game as writers and storytellers?
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Why we game: Shaping Your World with Stories
Games and novels both tell stories. Does the shape, or medium of the story matter? What motivates a reader or a gamer? How does a game world shape the story? Let’s explore these ideas.
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